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Garbage Runneth Over In Rutherford County, Growth Will Force Landfill To Close Sooner Than Expected

Garbage Runneth Over In Rutherford County, Growth Will Force Landfill To Close Sooner Than Expected

Alexis Marshall

November 28, 2018

Listen Despite hundreds of thousands of dollars and months of deliberations, Rutherford County has made little progress on deciding what it will do when Middle Point Landfill closes.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: Recycling, trash

Nashville’s Hotel Prices Hit New Record. Is Change Finally On The Horizon?

Emily Siner

November 27, 2018

A photograph of a downtown Nashville hotel

Listen Nashville hotel prices hit their highest point ever last month: The average daily rate in October for the region was $162.55 per night, according to the travel data company STR.

Filed Under: Business, WPLN News Tagged With: Butch Spyridon, hotels

Nashville’s Hotel Prices Hit New Record. Is Change Finally On The Horizon?

Emily Siner

November 27, 2018

Nashville hotel prices hit their highest point ever last month: The average daily rate in October for the region was $162.55 per night, according to the…

Filed Under: Business

After Policing Report, Mayor Briley Wants To Wait Before Implementing Reforms

Shalina Chatlani

November 26, 2018

    Listen After an analysis of Nashville traffic stops showed they don’t effectively stop crime, Mayor David Briley says his only next step is to put together the Community Oversight Board that voters demanded. But activists say the mayor doesn’t need to wait to get the ball rolling.  

Filed Under: Race & Equity, WPLN News Tagged With: community oversight board, police

Another Tennessee Death Row Inmate Chooses Electrocution

Blake Farmer

November 26, 2018

Listen With a handwritten note, Tennessee death row inmate David Earl Miller has chosen to die by electric chair. He selected the method of death Monday afternoon.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: David Earl Miller, electric chair

How National Delays In GI Bill Payments Are Hitting Tennessee Student Veterans

Sergio Martínez-Beltrán

November 26, 2018

Listen Student veterans in Middle Tennessee have been hit by a nationwide delay with their GI Bill payments. And, although state universities are helping students, they worry some veterans might end up dropping out. Middle Tennessee State University is one of them. 

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: Military, veterans

Nashville Weighs A Shift To ‘Neighborhood Policing’ — But What That Means Is Unclear

Shalina Chatlani

November 21, 2018

    Listen A review of policing in Nashville has shown a main tactic — traffic stops — do not reduce crime. Researchers suggest officers now try out a different approach — neighborhood policing. But even criminal justice experts say it’s unclear what that means and whether it works.  

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: MPX Local Stories, News

Neighbors: My Grandma’s A Spy

Jakob Lewis

November 21, 2018

What happens when you want to learn more about your cultural heritage and find out that your grandma was a spy? 80-year-old Sara McCall grew up in Cuba. Now her family is learning just exactly how she came to America.

Filed Under: Neighbors

A Shift In Tennessee Lets More Couples File For DIY Divorces, But There Are Catches

Alexis Marshall

November 21, 2018

Listen Divorce can be emotionally hard, but a provision approved just last year is intended to make the process easier. Self-represented divorces are now an option for couples with children, but there are still a few catches.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: aid, divorce

After Losing A Child To An Overdose, A Brentwood Parent Spreads The Gospel Of Grief Yoga

Blake Farmer

November 21, 2018

Listen A Brentwood mother is preaching the benefits of yoga for those who’ve had a child die. She’s on a mission after losing a son to the opioid crisis.

Filed Under: Health Care, WPLN News Tagged With: grief, yoga

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